WORLD-CLASS RESEARCH Research and study opportunities are available for all stages of your career. To find out more about the University of Newcastle’s world-class team visit www.newcastle.edu.au/research The University of Newcastle has a vibrant research culture and has enjoyed strong and increasing success in research performance. We hold a unique place in the higher education sector as the most research-intensive university outside of an Australian capital city. Ranked in the top 10 universities in Australia for research, a proven track record of innovation continues to drive our reputation as a place of research excellence and groundbreaking discovery. Our strengths are concentrated in the areas of health, biomedical science, energy and the environment, engineering and science. The University is home to many of the world’s leading researchers including: • Professor John Forbes (breast cancer) • Professor Jim Denham (prostate cancer) • Laureate Professor John Aitken (reproductive biology) • Laureate Professor Graeme Jameson (chemical engineering) • Laureate Professor Graham Goodwin (electrical engineering) • Laureate Professor Scott Sloan (civil engineering) • Laureate Professor Jonathan Borwein (mathematics) • Laureate Professor Rob Sanson-Fisher (public health)
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Our track record The University of Newcastle: • is in Australia’s top 10 for externally funded research • has an annual external research income of $84.96 million as reported under our 2010 Higher Education Research Data Collection (HERDC) • is ranked ninth in Australia according to the 2010 HERDC • has $13.6 million new Australian Research Council funding commencing in 2012 • has $12.7 million National Health and Medical Research Council funding commencing in 2012 • has an annual turnover $12.6 million as part of Newcastle Innovation in 2010 • is an associate member of the Group of Eight (Go8) Deans of Engineering and Associates* *Associate members were invited to join the Go8 Deans of Engineering in recognition of the outstanding quality of their engineering research, teaching and scholarship. We lead an Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Geotechnical Science and Engineering. With partner organisations we host: • the Hunter Medical Research Institute (HMRI) • the Newcastle Institute for Energy and Resources (NIER) We host large national and international research projects including: • the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health • the Australia New Zealand Breast Cancer Trials Group • the WorkCover NSW Research Centre of Excellence